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HELP, the computer can't find an OS
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Name: Martiu
Date: March 5, 2003 at 18:09:59 Pacific
Subject: HELP, the computer can't find an OS
OS: Win98
CPU/Ram: Compaq2240/32mb
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Comment: Please, help me...
Sorry about my english, is so bad... The computer is a Compaq 2200...
Serie 40 i think (2240)...
32 MB RAM
Bios: Phoenix 4.75 When it starts, it says that can't find an operative system
I try to boot whith a Win98 CD, and this doens't work too
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Response Number 1
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Name: eddie
Date: March 5, 2003 at 19:38:13 Pacific
Subject: HELP, the computer can't find an OS |
Reply: (edit)Get hold of a DOS disk 1 or a disk with the Command.com on it. Insert disk into floppy drive, reboot to floppy drive and at the A: prompt type sys c:(then press the enter key).
When it says sys files copied, remove disk and reboot.
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Response Number 2
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Name: TopFarmer
Date: March 5, 2003 at 20:46:48 Pacific
Subject: HELP, the computer can't find an OS |
Reply: (edit)hi if the comp you are now useing is win98 go to control panal, add/remove programs, and open tab for startup disk to make a boot disk with cd support. try the new boot floppy and if you get the same error you will have to go into bios and change the boot order. have it boot a: first
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Response Number 3
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Name: Martiu
Date: March 5, 2003 at 21:07:58 Pacific
Subject: HELP, the computer can't find an OS
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Reply: (edit)thanks all of you... by the way, the process before described, can be done with a CD???
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Response Number 4
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Name: tfchui
Date: March 6, 2003 at 00:17:47 Pacific
Subject: HELP, the computer can't find an OS |
Reply: (edit)yes, if you have a windows xp cd, it's a bootable cd. but for the windows 98, it's only just a cd, so you'll need a bootdisk. or you could make a bootable cd, that will basically work the same way as a bootdisk. i suggest you use the original windows 98 bootdisk because it contains the files needed to use the CD-ROM.
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Response Number 5
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Name: randyl
Date: March 6, 2003 at 00:36:23 Pacific
Subject: HELP, the computer can't find an OS
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Reply: (edit)If it's Win98 Se, the CD is bootable. However, Win98 is not
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Response Number 6
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Name: tonyconway
Date: March 7, 2003 at 08:35:41 Pacific
Subject: HELP, the computer can't find an OS
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Reply: (edit)I had a problem just like this one, all above answers are valid but my problem was that the cmos settings had been erased by accident and the autodetect setting was lost for the harddrive.
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